"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has been taken into custody on an accusation of making a false police report.Smollett was charged Wednesday with felony disorderly conduct for filing a false report.The charge was announced by Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Later in the day, it was announced Smollett's bail was set to $100,000 and he was ordered to surrender his passport. During a press conference Thursday, Chicago Supt. Eddie Johnson said Smollett’s actions “took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career.”Chicago police outlined the timeline of how they discovered this information, saying they found the two persons of interest, who are brothers, by tracing their steps and looking into rides they took in a taxi and a ride share vehicle.Eventually, Chicago police took the brothers into custody. The investigation started to shift after the pair spoke with their attorney. Johnson said the pair's attorney came to authorities after speaking with her clients and claimed something "smelled fishy" about the situation. It was through the brothers' testimony that investigators learned Smollett orchestrated the entire situation because he was dissatisfied with his salary, according to Chicago police. Smollett initially told police he was attacked last month by two men who hurled racist and homophobic insults at him and looped a rope around his neck, authorities said.Guglielmi also said Wednesday that detectives and two brothers who were earlier deemed suspects in the Jan. 29 attack were testifying before a grand jury.Lawyers for Smollett then met Wednesday with prosecutors and police investigators.Around 5 a.m., Smollett turned himself in to authorities without incident, said Johnson. “I’m left hanging my head and asking why," Johnson said during the press conference. Smollett, who is black and gay and plays Jamal Lyon on the hit Fox TV show, said the men attacked him at around 2 a.m. on Jan. 29 as he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop in downtown Chicago. He said they beat him, made racist and homophobic comments and yelled "This is MAGA country" — an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again" — before looping a rope around his neck and fleeing.Fox Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television issued a statement Wednesday saying Smollett "continues to be a consummate professional on set" and that his character isn't being written off the show. The statement follows reports that Smollett's role was being slashed amid the police investigation into the reported attack.Investigators went through hundreds of hours of private and public surveillance video from the area where Smollett said he was attacked but couldn't find footage of the beating. They did find and release images of two people they said they wanted to question. And last week, police picked up the two brothers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as they returned from Nigeria and questioned them about the attack. They also searched the men's apartment.The men, who were identified to multiple media outlets by their attorney as Abimbola "Abel" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo, were held for nearly 48 hours on suspicion of assaulting Smollett before being released Friday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said last week that media reports about the attack being a hoax were unconfirmed by case detectives, but on Saturday, he said the men provided information that had "shifted the trajectory of the investigation."Smollett's lawyers have said the actor was angered and "victimized" by reports that he may have played a role in staging the attack."Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying," Pugh and Henderson said in a statement Saturday.Anne Kavanagh, a spokeswoman for Smollett's lawyers, said they would "keep an active dialogue with Chicago police on his behalf." She didn't respond to a request for comment Tuesday.Chicago's top prosecutor, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, recused herself from the investigation Tuesday, according to a one-sentence statement issued by a spokeswoman."Out of an abundance of caution, the decision to recuse herself was made to address potential questions of impartiality based upon familiarity with potential witnesses in the case," spokeswoman Tandra Simonton previously said.She didn't elaborate as to how Foxx was familiar with anyone in the case and she said Foxx would have no further comment. Foxx's first assistant, Joe Magats, will oversee the case, the office said.

"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has been taken into custody on an accusation of making a false police report.

Press Briefing: Jussie Smollet is under arrest and in custody of detectives. At 9am at #ChicagoPolice Headquarters, Supt Eddie Johnson, Commander of Area Central Detectives Edward Wodnicki will brief reporters on the investigation prior to the defendants appearance in court. pic.twitter.com/9PSv8Ojec2

During a press conference Thursday, Chicago Supt. Eddie Johnson said Smollett’s actions “took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career.”

Chicago police outlined the timeline of how they discovered this information, saying they found the two persons of interest, who are brothers, by tracing their steps and looking into rides they took in a taxi and a ride share vehicle.

Eventually, Chicago police took the brothers into custody. The investigation started to shift after the pair spoke with their attorney. Johnson said the pair's attorney came to authorities after speaking with her clients and claimed something "smelled fishy" about the situation.

It was through the brothers' testimony that investigators learned Smollett orchestrated the entire situation because he was dissatisfied with his salary, according to Chicago police.

Smollett initially told police he was attacked last month by two men who hurled racist and homophobic insults at him and looped a rope around his neck, authorities said.

Guglielmi also said Wednesday that detectives and two brothers who were earlier deemed suspects in the Jan. 29 attack were testifying before a grand jury.

Lawyers for Smollett then met Wednesday with prosecutors and police investigators.

Around 5 a.m., Smollett turned himself in to authorities without incident, said Johnson.

“I’m left hanging my head and asking why," Johnson said during the press conference.

Smollett, who is black and gay and plays Jamal Lyon on the hit Fox TV show, said the men attacked him at around 2 a.m. on Jan. 29 as he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop in downtown Chicago. He said they beat him, made racist and homophobic comments and yelled "This is MAGA country" — an apparent reference to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again" — before looping a rope around his neck and fleeing.

Fox Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television issued a statement Wednesday saying Smollett "continues to be a consummate professional on set" and that his character isn't being written off the show. The statement follows reports that Smollett's role was being slashed amid the police investigation into the reported attack.

Investigators went through hundreds of hours of private and public surveillance video from the area where Smollett said he was attacked but couldn't find footage of the beating. They did find and release images of two people they said they wanted to question. And last week, police picked up the two brothers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as they returned from Nigeria and questioned them about the attack. They also searched the men's apartment.

The men, who were identified to multiple media outlets by their attorney as Abimbola "Abel" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo, were held for nearly 48 hours on suspicion of assaulting Smollett before being released Friday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said last week that media reports about the attack being a hoax were unconfirmed by case detectives, but on Saturday, he said the men provided information that had "shifted the trajectory of the investigation."

Smollett's lawyers have said the actor was angered and "victimized" by reports that he may have played a role in staging the attack.

"Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying," Pugh and Henderson said in a statement Saturday.

Anne Kavanagh, a spokeswoman for Smollett's lawyers, said they would "keep an active dialogue with Chicago police on his behalf." She didn't respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

Chicago's top prosecutor, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, recused herself from the investigation Tuesday, according to a one-sentence statement issued by a spokeswoman.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the decision to recuse herself was made to address potential questions of impartiality based upon familiarity with potential witnesses in the case," spokeswoman Tandra Simonton previously said.

She didn't elaborate as to how Foxx was familiar with anyone in the case and she said Foxx would have no further comment. Foxx's first assistant, Joe Magats, will oversee the case, the office said.

Felony criminal charges have been approved by @CookCountySAO against Jussie Smollett for Disorderly Conduct / Filing a False Police Report. Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest. pic.twitter.com/LvBSYE2kVj